Typical price: £130
What is it: Wireless media streamer for DivX and other content
What we think: A good idea that is crippled slightly by relying on a powerful desktop PC to operate
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 February 2008
Tags: D-Link, D-Link DSM-330, Wi-Fi, sound quality, surround sound
We like:
Simplicity; cost; menu system; ease of use; picture quality; sound quality
We don't like:
Limited file support; flaky at times
Also known as:
DivX Connected HD Media Player
You might also need:
HDMI cable
CNET UK judgement:
The D-Link DSM-330 wireless media streamer is a good idea that with firmware updates or future revisions has the potential to get a lot better. It's only a shame there isn't great file support
Full review:
When we got our D-Link DSM-330, we were genuinely excited. We've long anticipated that media streamers would be a useful thing to have in the home, especially if you have a lot of downloaded content that you'd like to watch away from your PC. Continue Reading...
D-Link DSM-330 History
20 Jan 2009 in Crave
DivX 7: H.264 w00tage and Blu-ray p0wnage
DivX is something most Internet inhabitants have heard of. Much of the video online is encoded in the format and now, with the new version, much more HD video will use the system
6 Oct 2008 in Reviews
If you've got video on your computer from DVDs, home movies you've shot or TV programmes you've recorded on a TV capture card, you might want to watch them on your TV through a media streamer. We've rounded up the best on the market at the moment, so read on
23 Oct 2007 in Crave
D-Link DSM-330: Finally, a media streamer worth owning?
If you liked the idea of Apple TV, but were put off by not being able to do much with it, you might be interested in D-Link's cheaper, and by all accounts, more useful alternative
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